yán

strict; severe; rigorous

Character data

Radical ⼝ (30.17)
Strokes 19
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

嚴 yán
  1. 1. strict
  2. 2. severe
  3. 3. rigorous
  4. 4. stern
  5. 5. tight (closely sealed)
  6. 6. surname Yan
  7. 7. father

Words containing 嚴

Word Meaning
prudent in speech
full to overflowing; jampacked; up to the eyeballs
to be strict with oneself (idiom)
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
severe winter
cruel punishment; strict law
torture; interrogation by torture
strictly; rigorously; stringently
strict; severe
to crack down; to take strong measures
to criticize severely; to slate
(covered) completely; (sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely
to strictly maintain
strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)
bitter cold; severe winter
(sealed) tight; close; securely
Itsukushima Island, Japan
Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
severe; rigorous; grim
Yan Fu, Qing thinker and translator
strict and compassionate
to punish severely
to punish severely (idiom)
to crack down on; to take severe measures against
to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)
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